Re: Are there any wireless network adapters out there that run under linux?

From: Roby (roby_at_no-address.net)
Date: 09/10/04

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    Ron Stewart wrote:

    > On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 14:36:55 -0230, Rational One wrote:
    >
    >> Have checked most of the major manufactureurs such as Linksys, D-link,
    >> 3COM , SMC and so and it seems that none offer any wireless network
    >> adapter that have linux drivers.
    >>
    >> I'm hoping that maybe I've missed one or perhaps another company may
    >> offer
    >> one. If you know of such a card please reply with manufactureur and
    >> model
    >> #.
    >>
    >> Thanks
    >
    > Take a look at the ASUS WL-330G. It is a "self-contained" combination
    > wireless access point/wireless adapter. I am using it as an adapter on a
    > dual-booted Windows XP/Mandrake 9.2 box on my home wireless network. It
    > connects to the workstation with a normal Ethernet networking cable, and
    > to the workstation, it just looks like a network connection. Getting it to
    > work was a piece of cake: configure it with the included Windows software
    > (not drivers), reboot under Linux and you're connected. It also includes a
    > Web-based configuration capability that IMHO is actually better than the
    > Windows configuration app. You should be able to use that on boxes running
    > just Linux.
    >
    > It is one of the slickest little pieces of hardware I've ever seen!
    >

    Does Kismet work with the WL-330G?

    Roby

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